3 apr 2024 om 08:36
Six prisoners in New York have gone to court because they want to see the solar eclipse next week. The American state decided that all detainees must stay indoors during the natural phenomenon, but the six do not agree with this.
The six men are being held in a prison in Woodbourne. They believe that the state is depriving them of the right to practice their religion.
The plaintiffs are prisoners from different religious backgrounds. It concerns a Christian, a Muslim, a Protestant Baptist, an atheist and two followers of the African Santería.
It is important for Muslims to perform a special prayer during the solar eclipse. Followers of Santería make a spiritual sacrifice during the solar eclipse.
“A solar eclipse is a rare, natural phenomenon with great religious significance for many,” the complaint reads. “Watching the solar eclipse with the people I know here is a way for me to feel closer to God,” one of the men wrote.
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Solar eclipse creates a lot of excitement in US
The solar eclipse will be visible in the United States on Monday, April 8. The prisons were ordered to close their doors between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The solar eclipse is expected to be visible in New York around 3:15 p.m.
The total solar eclipse is causing a lot of excitement in the US. The natural phenomenon was last seen in 2017. After Monday’s solar eclipse, a total solar eclipse is not expected in the US again until 2044.
